Guard for child&#39;s bed



Sept. 22, 1959 D. BERLIN GUARD FOR CHILD'S BED Filed July 22, 1958 a? asINVENTOR. DANIEL BERLIN ATTORNEY United States Patent Ofifice PatentedSept. 22, 1959 GUARD FOR CHILDS BED Daniel Berlin, Philadelphia, Pa.Application July 22, 1958, Serial No. 750,208

1 Claim. (Cl. 331) My invention relates to a guard for a childs bed, andmore particularly relates to a collapsible side for a bed to prevent achild from falling to the floor when asleep.

The usual side guard for a childs bed is a cumbersome structure, whichis diflicult to store when not in use. The previous guards shown in theprior art were of wooden construction, heavy to handle and unwieldly totransport when it was desired to carry in an automobile to quartersother than the childs own home.

It therefore is an object of my invention to provide a collapsible guardfor a childs bed.

Another object of my invention is to provide a collapsible guard for achilds bed wherein all frame members are constructed of tubularaluminum.

Another object of my invention is to provide a lightweight guard for achilds bed wherein the guard is easily collapsed into a compact unit forstorage or for transportation.

Another object of my invention is to construct a collapsible guard for achilds bed which is easily attached to a conventional bed to provide asafe and strong side construction therefor and prevent the child fromfalling.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of thecharacter described, that is easily and economically produced, which issturdy in construction, and which is highly eificient in operation.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in thedetails of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fullyunderstood from the following description, when read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a childs bed guard embodying myconstruction.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary exploded view showing the pivotal constructionof the guard.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a metal clip which holds the legs of theguard in pivotal engagement with the frame.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the clip in positionholding two members together.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawing in which similarreference characters refer to similar parts, I show a side guard for achilds bed comprising a frame member, generally designated as A, havinglegs, generally designated as B, held in pivotal engagement therewith bya clip, generally designated as C.

The frame A is of tubular aluminum construction and generally U-shapedin configuration wherein arms 12 and 14 downwardly extend from a closedcentral portion 16. A traverse member 18 having flattened ends 20interconnects the medial portion of the arms 12 and 14,

2 and is secured thereto by pins 22. Each leg B is also of tubularaluminum bent into an L-shaped configuration having members 24 and 26oriented at right angles to one another. The end of the member 24 isnarrowed to define a neck 28 having an external diameter interfittingwith the internal diameter of the tubular arm 12 or 14.

The clip C is made of resilient spring wire having a substantiallyU-shaped body portion 30 with members 32 and 34 downwardly extendingfrom the sides of the U and interiorly ofiset therefrom. Spring fingers36 and 38 respectively project from the ends of the members 32 and 34 inintersecting relationship with each other.

One clip C is compressed into each leg B until the ends of the springfingers 36 and 38 engage within the flared portion of the member 24immediately adjacent the neck 28. The neck 28 is then inserted withinthe lower portion of the downwardly extending arm 12 and 14 respectivelyand the head 30 of the clip C is compressed therein. It is easily seenthat each leg B may be freely rotated about the respective arm 12 and 14of the frame A while the clip C maintains the arms and legs inlongitudinal cooperation.

The legs B are turned at right angles to the frame A and placed betweenthe mattress and spring of the bed when the guard is used as a side forthe childs bed to prevent the child from falling. When it is desired tostore or to carry the guard about, the legs B are rotated toward oneanother into the same plane as the frame A.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting,since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of theinvention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim:

A side guard for a childs bed comprising a U-shaped tubular frame, apair of L-shaped tubular legs, each said leg including a vertical memberhaving a necked portion defining an internal shoulder pivotallysupported within the respective tubular sides of said frame, and a metalclip internally supported and extending longitudinally within theadjacent tubular ends of the frame sides and vertical leg members, saidmetal clip being of spring wire construction including a U-shaped headportion compressed within and frictionally engaging the frame tubularsides, members interiorly offset transversely from said head portion andintegral therewith projecting longitudinally within said necked portion,and outwardly biased spring fingers integral with said membersrespectively in intersecting angular disposition with each other, theends of said fingers extending outwardly beyond said members andengaging said shoulder.

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